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• Space Clown on a Mission

  By Kendall Hunter | Fri Oct 2, 2009 9:27 PM ET

  Canadian philanthropist and founder of Cirque du Soleil Guy Laliberté launches into orbit to promote water issues and conservation. Read More

  More like this in: Al Gore, Travel, Space, Russia, Colombia, International Space Station, Clowns, guy laliberte, Cirque du Soleil, Man Booker Prize, One Drop Foundation
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  War Child Wins BeMOBO

  By Kendall Hunter | Fri Oct 2, 2009 6:52 PM ET

  of War Child took shape after the Brit Awards in London last February. At a star-studded after party hosted by War Child, the bands Coldplay, U2 and Take That joined The Killers onstage for an impromptu chorus of their song "All These Things That I've Done." Together they chanted th Read More

  More like this in: Bono, London, Afghanistan, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Glasgow, War Child
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  Cali Students Ready to Play Chicken

  By David Jenison | Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:00 AM ET

  have included Mariah Carey, Coldplay, the Dave Matthews Band, Destiny's Child, Billy Joel, Jack Johnson, Juanes, John Mayer, No Doubt, Bonnie Raitt, U2 and Kanye "I'mma Let Ya Finish" West.Chickenfoot image by LeAn Read More

  More like this in: Coldplay, John Mayer, Mariah Carey, Billy Joel, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Music, Grammy, Dave Matthews Band, Van Halen, Bonnie Raitt
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  CGI Live Blog: Closing Session With Hillary Clinton

  By Caroline Walker | Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:02 AM ET

  chance in a week he's had to see Hillary. Ha!(crowd goes wild.) 1:30 Steve Enders: I have heard rumblings of a Chelsea sighting or two from the U2 show last night. 1:31 Caroline: (someone had the nerve to leave their distinctive iPhone ringer on. Pretty muffled, but dude. really?) 1:32 Read More

  More like this in: Matt Damon, Coldplay, Bill Clinton, Lance Armstrong, UNICEF, PATH, Al Gore, Clinton Global Initiative, Music, Climate change, Africa
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  It's Official! U2 Playing (RED) Benefit in NYC

  By David Jenison | Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:34 PM ET

  and Malaria. Bono, coincidentally, is a childhood friend of Friday.Tickets start at $35 for the nose bleed balcony section and go up t Read More

  More like this in: Scarlett Johansson , Carnegie Hall, Courtney Love, Entertainment, Music, Events
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  #Bike Ride, Anyone?

  By Lisa Germinsky | Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:46 PM ET

  It’s a chance in a lifetime to ride with my hero. He’s an inspiration that I’ve followed for years since his cancer.”After an evening out at U2 concert followed by a ride through town, a happy Armstrong tweeted, “Thanks to everyone who turned up to ride in Paisley! I figured we’d hav Read More

  More like this in: Lance Armstrong, Twitter, Glasgow, World, Entertainment, Europe, Sports
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  A Benefit Concert Worthy of Rock Fame

  By David Jenison | Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:21 AM ET

  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame lines up a superstar cast for its 25th anniversary benefit concert Read More

  More like this in: Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Metallica, Aretha Franklin, Eric Clapton, Entertainment, Music, Events
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  U2 Brings It Home

  By Caroline Walker | Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:45 AM ET

  he has few peers when using entertainment and celebrity as a platform to do good things. Now he and the band are bringin' it home. Literally. U2 just pledged to donate 5 million euros ($7.12 million) and their ongoing public support to a program building music education in Irish schools Read More

  More like this in: Bono, Music, Non-Profit, Africa, Schools, Poverty, fundraising, New Orleans, Ireland, Music Rising, Sub-Saharan Africa
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  Shepard Fairey's Next Poster Child

  By Jimmy Langman | Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:05 AM ET

  The man behind the Hope poster featuring Barack Obama creates his next iconic image -- this time to assist the campaign to free Burma leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read More

  More like this in: Barack Obama, Amnesty International, Art, Elections, Shepard Fairey, The Police, Myanmar, Causecast, Peter Gabriel, Burma, Amnesty International USA
• U2 Enchants Fans with Technological Wizardry

  By Steve Tanner | Thu Jul 2, 2009 4:41 PM ET

  for those of us in the cheap seats?That seems so antiquated and quaint nowadays, at least for the really, really popular bands. Irish rockers U2 have upped the ante considerably with the massively glitzy stage set of their 360 world tour (even the web site is impressive), sponsored b Read More

  More like this in: Bono, Technology, Music, BlackBerry, Fast Company, The Edge, Technology, Entertainment, Cutting-edge, Music